From May 1-8th, Assemblywoman Millman and the United Stated Post Office will be joining the Eileen Dugan Senior Center in collecting non-perishable goods to donate to local food pantries. She encourages local residents to bring donations of canned soup, juice, pasta, vegetables, cereal, rice and other items to help needy families in our community.

Assemblywoman Millman is asking residents to bring donations to the Eileen Dugan Senior Center, at 380 Court Street, or to their local post office. Millman said, "I am spreading the word about the United States Postal Service's worthy campaign and asking local senior citizens who benefit from a post office right in their senior center, to contribute. I am confident that residents of the 52nd Assembly District will generously participate in this food drive."

Assemblywoman Millman celebrates Arbor Day at Carroll Park with Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Julius Spiegel and children from P.S. 58.

Assemblywoman Millman recently introduced legislation requiring the addition of a bittering agent to antifreeze, which has a sweet taste and poisons scores of children and thousands of animals every year.

This legislation, already law in California and Nevada, would help improve consumer safety and reduce the number of accidental poisonings, which one anti-freeze manufacturer estimated affects 90,000 pets and animals each year and several young children. This legislation is supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics, Consumers Union, the Humane Society and many others.

"This seems to me, and many animals' rights and consumer advocacy groups, to be an effective solution to a deadly problem. I am optimistic that this legislation will go far in preventing thousands of accidental poisonings and deaths," said Millman.

To voice your support for this legislation or to find out about other legislative initiatives sponsored by Assemblywoman Millman, you can contact her district office at 718-246-4889.